CWSA should ask gov’t to pay more – ex-manager

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Former Manager of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) Daniel Cummings believes that the company should have asked the government to increase its subvention as Vincentians next month begin paying more for its services.

“Mr. [Garth] Saunders, you should have asked the government to consider adjusting it rates,” Cummings, an opposition legislator, said at a press conference last week.

Cummings’ statement came one day after the CWSA announced that Vincentians will in February begin paying at least EC$5 more per month for water and solid waste management.

The government is expected to pay the CWSA EC$1.4 million annually for water used at state facilities.